Machine for making paper-covered incense cords



C. HORIGUCHI June 2, 1931.

MACHINE FOR MAKING PAPER COVERED INCENSE CORDS Filed Jan. 6, 1930 A TTORNEY.

Patented June 2, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GHUJI HORIGUCHI, OF HIGASHINA R'I-KU, OSAKA-SKI, JAPAN, AS$IGNQR TO KABUSHIKI KAISHA AZUMI DAIYAKUHO, OF NISHI-YODOGAWA-KU, .OSAKA-SHI,

JAPAN MACHINE FOR MAKING PAPER-COVERED INGENSE CORDS Application filed January 6, 1930, Serial No. 418,905, and in Japan January 21, 1929.

This invention relates to machines for making paper-covered incense-cords, in which powdered incense is deposited in a rice-papertape of tubular shape and the latter then wrapped in relatively inflammable papertape, in a spirally overlapping manner, the object being to provide a simple and efficient hand or power actuated machine for making such paper-covered incense-cords.

In the accompanying drawings: 7

Fig. 1 is a side view of a machine embodying the invention, partly in section, and having the greater part of the loading hopper broken away.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine some parts of which are in section.

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic perspective view illustrating the power transmission means from the drive shaft to the agitator, and the feed-control wheel.

Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic perspective View illustrating the power transmission to the take-up rollers.

. Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the feeder-box supported on a standard 2 on the bench 3. Above the feeder-box 1 is a hopper 4 into which the powdered incense material is supplied.

In order to prevent the choking of the hopper 4 with the material, an agitator 5 is provided in the lower part of said hopper, which consists of a cylinder having a number of stud-pins radially extending from its periphery in staggered relation to one another, and which is fixed to a shaft 6 journalled in said hopper 4 and the feeder-box 1, and driven from a driving shaft 7 through means of bevel gears 8, 9, a chain-wheel lOon the shaft of said bevel gear 9, another chain-wheel 11 chain 12 running over said chain-wheels, as shown 111 Fig. 3.

The feeder-box 1 is constructed so as to site side-wall of the feeder-box. control wheel is driven by the driving shaft -7 through the bevel gears 8 and 9, gear wheel fixed to the agitator shaft 6, and an endless of'material from said receiver to the outlet, in which is located a feed-control wheel 14 snugly disposed therein.

The feed-control wheel 14 comprises a circular disc, a number of small stud-pins 55 radially extending from its periphery in staggered relation witheach other, the said Wheel being snugly disposed in the channel of the feeder-box, with its shaft j ournalled in same, the tips of the stud-pins engaging 60 against inside of the bulged out side-wall forming part of the channel, and partly extending into an opening formed in the oppo- The feed- 15 fixed on the shaft 16 of thebevel gear 9, pinion 17 and gear wheel 18 fixed on the shaft 19 of said feed-control wheel 14, as shown in Fig. 3. 1

The trimming wheel 20 is rotatably supported by its shaft 21 mounted on its standards in such a manner that the periphery of said wheel will engage with the tips of the stud-pins of the feed-control wheel 14, through the opening in the feeder-box 1 and trim the material being delivered from the interior of the feeder-boxinto the outlet spout 13. i

It is noted the trimming roll 20 will act to back up any excessive portion of the incense material carried by the stud pins of the feedcontrol wheel 14 at their contacting points, the trimming roll 20 being rotated in a direc tion opposite to that of the feed-control wheel 14, so that the incense material willbe smoothly and uniformly fed into the spout 13.

The forming conduit 22 consisting of a tube having a cut-open and flaringly expanded end with a horizontal bottom thereon, is 7 supported on the supports 23 and 24 mounted on the bench 3, with the expanded end below and near the discharging spout 13, and serves to render the rice-paper-tape easily shaped into tubular form with the loaded incense material therein.

In order to take up the nowtubed ricepaper-covered material, a pair of fluted rollers 25, 26 arranged above each other-are provided, the shafts of which aremounted on the supporting frame 27 on the bench 3, in such a manner as permits the adjustment of the upper roller 25 by means of the adjusting screws 28. The lower roller 26 is rotated by the driving shaft 7 by means of the bevel gears 29, 30and the gear wheels 31, 32; while the upper roller 25 is revolve dby means of the gear wheel 33 fixed on the shaft of the lower roller 26, and the gear wheel 34 on the shaft of the upper roller 25, as shown clearly in'Figs. 2--and For wrapping the rice-paper-covered material in relativelyinflammable paper-tape, a papering device 35 is provided, the disc of which is secured on thesleeve 37, and is j ournalledin the bearing 36 which is mounted on the bench 3, and encircles theouter end of the forming conduit 22,=the same being rotated by the driving shaft 7 by means of zo thexgear wheels 38, 39 and 40 and the gear wheel 41 mounted at the inner end of said sleeve, as shown in Fig. 2. The inflammablepaper-tape bobbin 42 is rotatably supported onthe pin 43 mounted in the lug 44 provided near the periphery of the disc of papering device, and in an-inclined relation to theface of said disc. The spring retainer .45 and the nut46 hol'dthe bobbin 42 on the disc, and it is seenthe paper-tape will be spirally and ao tightly wound on the rice-paper-covered ma-o terial as it is drawn up by the actuatingtake up rollers-25, 26 upon the rotation of the disc of the papering device. The inflammable paper-tape is suitably tensioned, as it is seen 'the rotation of the paper-tape bobbin s42is constrained by the spring-retainer 45 and nut 46. V

The rice-paper-tape bobbin 47 ismounted on the hanger 48 fixedto underside of the bench 3, and feeds out the paper-tapeover thepulleys49, 50, '51 and 52, through the forming conduitg22 by meansof thepulling action of the take-up-rollers,: 25, 26. The rice-paper-tape may be preferably of a width somewhat .greater than. the circumferential length of the incense-cord in order to form a lap-joint in the rice-paper-tube as is :atonce understood; p p I The driving shaft 7 maybe driven-me- 50 chanically by a suitable belt Knot shown) placed overthe fixed pulley 53, or manually driven by the handle54. isa loose; pulley on the drivingshaft toibe used as an idler for the power belt, when the shaft; is -ma-nu-- 55 1 ally operated. a

In operation the powdered material is delivered on the traveling rice-paper-tapein suitable quantity, and tubed in the forming conduit, and then-is wrapped spirally, and

overlappingly inthe relatively inflammablerice-pa-ner-tape,

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and the manner in which same is to be operated, I claim:

1. In a machine for making incense cords, having the incense materialtubed in ricepa'per tape, and externally wrapped in inflammable paper tape, a feeder-box having a discharge spout therein, for feedingpowder- 1 "ed incense, an agitator 111'l3l18 *feed-box,-a feed-control wheel in" the lowerend of the feeder-box, a trimming wheel in proximate position to, and in cooperating relation with the feed-control-wheel for smoothly disposing the incense in its passage through the feeder-box delivery spout, a forming con- ,withinflammable paper tape, comprisinga revoluble disc mounted on the supporting bench, a bobbin having an inflammablepaper tape wound thereupon, mounted on the 're voluble disc, and apair of cooperating fluted rollers mounted onthe bench,for pulling the incense-cord through the machine.

3. Ina machine/for making incense cords having the incense material in a rice-paper tube and externally wrapped with inflammable paper tape, ;a supporting bench, a 'feeder-box-having a discharge spout, and a bulged portion formed therein, a feed con: trol wheel havinga .p-lurality of stud pins, on its periphery, located in the bulged portion of'the feeder'box, a trimmer wheel, in proximate relation with the ends of said stud pins for uniformly feeding the material through-the discharge spout of .the feederboX,a drive shaft on the supporting bench, power transferring connecting -meansl be tween the driveshaft, the trimmer wheel, and the feed control wheelforactuating both of the latter, a forming conduit mounted on the supporting bench for shaping the rice paper into tubular form, a rice paper bobbin mounted beneatlrthe top of the supporting bench, and upon'which the-said paper-is wound, and means for wrapping the ricepaper tube containing the material withinflammable ,paper tape, .frictional. means for pulling wrapped incense cord through. the machinef-"an ddriving means connected with the drive shaft for operating the saidfrictional means. 7 i p Y 4. In machine for making incense cords,

. having the rnaterial in a rice-paper-tuba and externally covered with inflammable paper tape, a supporting bench, means for forming a tube of rice-paper tape, a flared mouth on the forming tube, means for smoothly feeding the incense material into the said ricepaper-tube, a wrapping means for externally wrapping the rice-paper tube with inflammable paper tape comprising, a revoluble disc mounted on the supporting bench, a bobbin having the inflammable paper tape wound thereupon mounted at an angle to, and upon said revoluble disc for wrapping the inflammable tape about the rice-paper tube in a spiral manner, a pair of cooperating fluted rollers mounted on the bench, and adjusting means for adjusting the frictional pull of the fluted rollers on the incense cord when the latter is pulled through the machine.

5. In a machine for making incense cords,

having the incense material in a rice-paper 7 tube, nd externally wrapped with inflammable paper tape, a supporting bench, a feederbox having a discharge spout, a bulged por tion formed therein near its lower end, a feed control wheel having a plurality of stud pins on its periphery, locate-d in the bulged portion of the feeder-box, a trimmer wheel in proximate cooperative relation with the ends of the said stud pins, for uniformly feeding the material through the discharge spout of the feeder-box, a drive shaft on the supporting bench, power transferring connecting means between the drive shaft, the trimmer wheel and the feed control wheel for actuating both of the latter, a forming conduit mounted on the supporting bench for shaping the rice paper tape into tubular form, a flared mouth on the forming conduit, a rice paper bobbin mounted beneath the top of the supporting bench, and upon which the said rice-paper is wound, means for pulling the wrap ed incense cord through the machine, anc an angularly disposed inflammable paper bobbin mounted on the supporting bench adapted to spirally wind inflammable paper tape around the rice paper tube to form the finished product.

6. In a machine for making incense cords, of the type having the material'in a rice paper tube, and externally covered with inflammable paper tape, a supporting bench, a feeder box having a discharge spout, and a bulged portion formed therein, a supply hopper mounted upon the feeder-box, an agitator mounted in the feeder-box comprising a horizontally disposed cylinder, stud pins radially disposed on the cylinder, a feed control wheel having a plurality or" stud pins radially disposed on its periphery, located in the bulged portion of the feeder-box, a revoluble trimmer in cooperative engagement with the ends of the feed control wheel, stud pins for uniformly feeding the material through the discharge spout, means for driving the trimmer wheel,

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